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Head of Dubai-based carrier Sir Tim Clark has indicated that the Emirati flagship airline does not fear competition from Air France-KLM after the joint venture launched its low cost and long haul subsidiary ‘Joon’ to challenge competitors. The subsidiary was Read more
21 Saudis and one Qatari national have been arrested for igniting ‘public feelings’ through social media. The arrested, all men, according to the Presidency of the State Security circulated video clips on social networking sites to disturb public order and stir Read more
Country’s flagship carrier will be the first global airlines to fly Being’s new aircraft 777X ready for operation in 2020. The announcement came from the American aircraft producer official Marty Bentrott who is Vice President of the Seattle-based company. “Emirates Read more
Government will create 25,000 for citizens in a move to numb social unrest that silently brews in the Sultanate, reports say. The Gulf country even though spared by 2011 Arab spring that swept through the Arab region, has been rocked Read more
The San Francisco-based company announced Tuesday it will start recruiting women as drivers to take advantage of authorities’ decision to allow women to sit behind the wheel. The company’s Middle East, Europe and Africa head of operations, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty on Read more
The Omani government has identified China and India as the right places to invest in the near future, reports say. The Sultanate is looking for foreign markets to reduce its dependence on regional market, in reference to the Gulf market Read more
Five security forces were wounded Monday in a bomb blast when protecting a ceremony in the west of capital Manama, the interior ministry says. The wounded security forces were securing Ashoora procession on Budaiya Highway in the village of Daih, Read more
Palestinian internationally recognized Prime Minister answering leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected in Gaza today to make the turn of Fatah which controls the Palestinian Authority as schism with rival Hamas looks edging towards end. Rami Hamdallah is expected in Gaza Read more
Richard Branson will invest in the Saudi mega project seeking to turn 34, 000 km of the Rea Sea coastline into a luxurious resort expected to create 35, 000 jobs. The English investor and owner of Virgin Airlines will be Read more
The Emirati aviation group announced Thursday that Tony Douglas who heads equipment procurement and training department of the British defenses forces will be from January its new Chief Executive Officer to ‘sustain grow.’ Douglas is taking over from Ray Gammell Read more